The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
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Science fiction? Adventure? Romance? Travelogue? Karen Lord’s “The Best of All Possible Worlds” is an unusual blend of genres.
Fiction
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Double Review: A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett and Mini-Habits by Stephen Guise
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So much for getting my 2016 reviews off on the right foot. After not posting something last week, here’s a double capsule review of two very different books.
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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor: Alienation and Alien Nations
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Mathematical meditation, living spaceships, and unexpectedly brokering a peace between two warring species: a lot happens in “Binti” by Nnedi Okorafor.
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The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson and Kelly Mellings
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The Outside Circle is a graphic novel about the First Nations experience in Canada and the aftereffects of the residential school system; an important read.
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Carbide-Tipped Pens: Showcasing the Full Variety of Hard SF
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Carbide-Tipped Pens, an anthology edited by Eric Choi and Ben Bova, showcases the full variety of hard SF and interrogates the boundaries of the genre.